Chapter XII
“Has she no one to help her? Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?” “She has a helper.” “Ah! Who?”
The step on the stair
Chapter XII
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“Has
she
no
one
to
help
her?
Does
she
remain
near
him
night
as
well
as
day,
without
rest
and
without
change?”
“She
has
a
helper.”
“Ah!
Who?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Has
she
no
one
to
help
her?
/hæz ʃiː noʊ wʌn tuː help hɜːr/
Line 2
Does
she
remain
near
him
night
as
well
as
day,
without
rest
and
without
change?”
Line 3
“She
has
a
helper.”
Line 4
“Ah!
Line 5
Who?”
/huː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has she no one to help her?”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Has she no one to help her?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Has she no one to help her?”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?””
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?””
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She has a helper.”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
change
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
day
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
helper
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From this reading “She has a helper.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
near
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
night
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
remain
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Has she no one to help her?
well
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From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who?”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Does she remain near him night as well as day, without rest and without change?”